The Year of Our Lord 1555

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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Born	Juan Bautista Acevedo Muñoz †	Hoz de Anero	Bishop Emeritus of Valladolid, Spain
		Died	Miguel Jerónimo de Ballesteros (Vallesteros) †	Bishop of Coro, Venezuela
		Appointed	Christopher Bodykin †	Archbishop of Tuam, Ireland
		Resigned	Gian Francesco Borengo †	Bishop of Larino, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Francesco Campanari †	Verulan	Bishop of Alatri, Italy
		Appointed	Rodrigo de Carvalho †	Bishop of Miranda (do Douro), Portugal
		Born	Alfonso Coloma Sa †	Elda	Bishop of Cartagena (en España)
		Born	Antonio de Alzega (Alcega), O.F.M. †	Azpeitia, Spain	Bishop of Coro, Venezuela
	37.1	Resigned	Fulvio Giulio della Corgna, O.S.Io.Hieros. †	Administrator of Spoleto, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
	45.3	Appointed	Ippolito d’Este (II) †	Administrator of Milano {Milan}, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Novara, Italy
		Appointed	Vincenzo Diedo †	Patriarch of Venezia {Venice}, Italy
	70.0	Died	Cristóbal de Pedraza †	Bishop of Comayagua, Honduras
		Born	Alexander de Turre, C.R.L. †		Bishop of Hierapetra et Sitia, Greece
	34.2	Appointed	Alessandro Farnese (Jr.) †	Administrator of Spoleto, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
		Born	Cristovão de Jesu Fonseca, O.SS.T. †	Ulixbonen	Auxiliary Bishop of Évora, Portugal
		Died	Achille Grassi †	Bishop of Corneto (Tarquinia) e Montefiascone, Italy
		Born	Johann Georg von Hallwill †	Bernhausen	Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
		Born	Peter Lombard †	Waterford	Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland
		Appointed	Ebed-Jesu Maron †	Patriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq
		Resigned	Francesco (Franzino) Micheli †	Bishop of Casale Monferrato, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Resigned	Arthur O’Frigil †	Archbishop of Tuam, Ireland	Archbishop Emeritus
		Born	Georgius Perpignani †	Creten	Bishop of Canea (Cydonia, Egée), Greece
		Born	Franciscus Persico †	Spoleti	Bishop of Montepeloso, Italy
	47.0	Ordained Priest	Alessandro Piccolomini †	Priest	Coadjutor Archbishop of Siena, Italy
	33.0	Appointed	Luigi Pisani †	Cardinal, Bishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy
	61.0	Resigned	Francesco Pisani †	Bishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
		Born	João de Portugal, O.P. †		Bishop of Viseu, Portugal
		Born	Lorenzo Prezzato †	Venezia	Bishop of Chioggia, Italy
		Died	Thaddeus Reynolds †	Bishop of Kildare, Ireland
		Born	Alessandro Rossi †		Bishop of Parma, Italy
		Born	Juan Ruiz Villoslada †	Torrecilla	Bishop of Catania, Italy
		Died	Marco Salvidi †	Bishop of San Leone, Italy
		Born	Eucharius Sang †	Mellrichstadt	Auxiliary Bishop of Würzburg, Germany
		Born	Wilhelm von Schenking zu Bevern †	Ostbevern	Bishop-Elect of Osnabrück, Germany
		Born	Stanisław Sieciński †	Dobrzynensi	Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland
		Died	Jean-Simon Sulaka †	Patriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq
		Born	Domingos Torrado, O.S.A. †	Fontana	Auxiliary Bishop of Goa, India
		Resigned	Alfonso de Valdecabras †	Bishop of Capri, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Resigned	Dionisio Zannettini, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Mylopotamos, Greece	Bishop Emeritus
6 Jan	40.2	Ordained Bishop	Michael von Kuenburg †	Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria
7 Jan		Appointed	Giulio Galletti †	Bishop of Alessano, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
15 Jan		Born	Girolamo Agucchi †	Bologna, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Vincoli
23 Jan	36.0	Appointed	Melchior Miguel Carneiro Leitão, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Nicaea	Patriarch of Ethiopia
	38.0	Appointed	Andrés de Oviedo, S.J. †	Coadjutor Patriarch of Ethiopia	Patriarch
	38.0	Appointed	Andrés de Oviedo, S.J. †	Titular Archbishop of Hierapolis in Phrygia	Patriarch of Ethiopia
Feb		Born	Luis Fernández de Córdoba †	Córdoba	Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
1 Feb	70.0	Died	Ferenc Ujlaky †	Bishop of Eger, Hungary
6 Feb	13.4	Installed	Roberto de’ Nobili †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Domnica
13 Feb		Appointed	Giovanni Antonio Gallo †	Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
13 Feb		Appointed	Giovanni Antonio Gallo †	Titular Bishop of Salona	Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
19 Feb	54.1	Selected	Nicholas Heath †	Archbishop of York, England, Great Britain	Archbishop Emeritus
24 Feb	56.1	Ordained Bishop	Virgilio Rosario †	Cardinal, Bishop of Ischia, Italy
7 Mar	18.9	Professed	Ignazio (Pellegrino) Danti, O.P. †	Member of Order of Friars Preachers	Bishop of Alatri, Italy
18 Mar		Died	Teodoro Isidoro Clarius de Brescia, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Foligno, Italy
18 Mar	47.0	Died	Sebastian von Heusenstamm †	Archbishop of Mainz, Germany
23 Mar	67.5	Died	Giovanni Maria Ciocchi del Monte †	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
6 Apr	69.5	Died	Giovanni Angelo Arcimboldi †	Archbishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
9 Apr	53.9	Elected	Marcello Cervini †	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
10 Apr		Died	Ove Bille †	Bishop Emeritus of Aarhus, Denmark
10 Apr	53.9	Ordained Bishop	Marcello Cervini †	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
18 Apr	33.0	Selected	Daniel Brendel von Homburg †	Archbishop of Mainz, Germany
27 Apr	53.3	Died	Nikolaus von Carlowitz †	Bishop of Meißen (Meissen), Germany
1 May	53.9	Died	Marcello Cervini †	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
5 May	38.3	Ordained Bishop	Andrés de Oviedo, S.J. †	Titular Archbishop of Hierapolis in Phrygia	Patriarch of Ethiopia
7 May		Appointed	Feliks Ligęza †	Archbishop of Lviv, Ukraine
13 May		Born	Johann Philipp von Gebsattel †		Bishop-Elect of Bamberg, Germany
23 May	78.9	Elected	Gian Pietro Carafa †	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
26 May	78.9	Installed	Gian Pietro Carafa †	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
	36.3	Confirmed	Georg Fuchs von Rügheim †	Coadjutor Bishop of Bamberg, Germany	Bishop
		Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Antonio Gallo †	Titular Bishop of Salona	Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
29 May	66.8	Appointed	Juan Álvarez de Toledo, O.P. †	Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati	Cardinal, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
	63.4	Appointed	Jean du Bellay †	Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Paris, France
	55.7	Appointed	Bartolomé de la Cueva y Toledo †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme	Cardinal, Administrator of Manfredonia, Italy
	37.5	Appointed	Fulvio Giulio della Corgna, O.S.Io.Hieros. †	Cardinal-Priest of San Bartolomeo all’Isola	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
	60.4	Appointed	Girolamo Doria †	Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Portico (Octaviae)	Cardinal, Administrator of Tarragona, Spain
	30.7	Selected	Johann von Haugwitz †	Bishop of Meißen (Meissen), Germany	Former Bishop-Elect
	55.2	Appointed	Rodolfo Pio †	Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
	61.4	Appointed	Francesco Pisani †	Cardinal-Bishop of Albano	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
	61.4	Resigned	Francesco Pisani †	Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Portico (Octaviae)	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
	60.2	Appointed	Giacomo Puteo †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Via	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bari (-Canosa), Italy
	32.4	Appointed	Giacomo Savelli †	Administrator of Gubbio, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
5 Jun	50.4	Appointed	Pedro Acuña Avellaneda †	Bishop of Salamanca, Spain
		Appointed	Pedro Castro Lemos †	Bishop of Cuenca, Spain
		Appointed	Scipione d’Este †	Bishop of Casale Monferrato, Italy
		Appointed	Diego Sarmiento Sotomayor †	Bishop of Astorga, Spain
7 Jun	38.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Carlo Carafa †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Nicola in Carcere
11 Jun		Ordained Bishop	Feliks Ligęza †	Archbishop of Lviv, Ukraine
16 Jun		Died	Johann Horneburg †	Bishop of Lebus, Germany
21 Jun	51.4	Confirmed	Ralph Baines †	Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Hugh Curwen †	Archbishop of Dublin, Ireland	Archbishop Emeritus
		Appointed	William Glyn †	Bishop of Bangor, Wales, Great Britain
	54.4	Appointed	Thomas Goldwell, C.R. †	Bishop of Saint Asaph, Wales, Great Britain
	54.4	Confirmed	Nicholas Heath †	Archbishop of York, England, Great Britain	Archbishop Emeritus
		Confirmed	John Hopton, O.P. †	Bishop of Norwich, England, Great Britain
		Appointed	Thomas Stanley †	Bishop of The Isles (Sodor), Scotland, Great Britain
		Appointed	James Turberville †	Bishop of Exeter, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
27 Jun		Died	Balthasar de Jarente †	Archbishop of Embrun, France
Jul	54.5	Ordained Bishop	Thomas Goldwell, C.R. †	Bishop of Saint Asaph, Wales, Great Britain
6 Jul		Born	Louis II de Guise de Lorraine †	Dampierre	Cardinal, Archbishop of Reims, France
6 Jul		Confirmed	Robert Warton (Parfew) †	Bishop of Hereford, England, Great Britain
17 Jul		Appointed	Belisario Baldevino †	Bishop of Larino, Italy
		Appointed	Fausto Caffarelli †	Bishop of Fondi (Fundi), Italy
		Appointed	Muzio Calini †	Archbishop of Zadar (Zara), Croatia	Bishop of Terni, Italy
	38.4	Resigned	Luigi Cornaro †	Archbishop of Zadar (Zara), Croatia	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
	27.7	Installed	Louis de Guise de Lorraine †	Cardinal-Deacon of San Tommaso in Parione	Cardinal, Bishop of Metz, France
		Appointed	Diego Tavera Ponce de Léon †	Bishop of Jaén, Spain
		Appointed	Giacomo Surreto, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Mylopotamos, Greece
	56.5	Installed	Pietro Tagliavia d’Aragonia †	Cardinal-Priest of San Callisto	Cardinal, Archbishop of Palermo, Italy
		Appointed	Rafael Ubac †	Bishop of Elne, France
18 Jul		Died	Waclaw Wierzbicki †	Bishop of Žemaičiai (Samogizia o Tels; Żmudź), Lithuania
Aug		Born	Pedro Ginés Casanova †	Valencia	Bishop of Segorbe, Spain
23 Aug	33.4	Confirmed	Daniel Brendel von Homburg †	Archbishop of Mainz, Germany
	38.4	Installed	Carlo Carafa †	Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Vito, Modesto e Crescenzia	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Nicola in Carcere
		Appointed	Giulio Pavesi, O.P. †	Bishop of San Leone, Italy	Archbishop of Sorrento, Italy
25 Aug		Ordained Bishop	Diego Sarmiento Sotomayor †	Bishop of Astorga, Spain
30 Aug		Appointed	Thomas Leverus †	Bishop of Kildare, Ireland
4 Sep	65.6	Died	Paweł Algimunt Holszański †	Bishop of Vilnius, Lithuania
8 Sep		Ordained Bishop	Hugh Curwen †	Archbishop of Dublin, Ireland	Archbishop Emeritus
		Ordained Bishop	William Glyn †	Bishop of Bangor, Wales, Great Britain
		Ordained Bishop	James Turberville †	Bishop of Exeter, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
	68.8	Died	St. Tomás Garcia Martinez (de Villanueva), O.S.A. †	Archbishop of Valencia, Spain
10 Sep	65.2	Died	Juan Lopez de Zárate †	Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca, México
12 Sep	62.6	Died	Juan Salazar Fernández †	Bishop of Lanciano, Italy
19 Sep		Appointed	Lodovico Beccatelli (Beccadelli) †	Archbishop of Dubrovnik (Ragusa), Croatia	Archbishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Sebastiano Portico †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Foligno, Italy	Bishop
		Appointed	Ercole Tambosi †	Bishop of Ravello, Italy
24 Sep	50.7	Died	Pedro Acuña Avellaneda †	Bishop of Salamanca, Spain
2 Oct		Appointed	Giulio Pavesi, O.P. †	Bishop of Vieste, Italy	Archbishop of Sorrento, Italy
6 Oct		Died	Mario Aligeri †	Bishop of Rieti, Italy
10 Oct		Born	Francesco Vendramin †	Venice	Cardinal, Patriarch of Venezia {Venice}, Italy
10 Oct	58.7	Died	Girolamo Verallo †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Rossano, Italy
23 Oct		Appointed	Giovanni Battista Osio †	Bishop of Rieti, Italy
23 Oct		Appointed	Giulio Rossi †	Bishop of San Leone, Italy
25 Oct	32.6	Appointed	Gianfrancesco Commendone †	Bishop of Cefalonia e Zante, Greece	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
	46.8	Appointed	Girolamo Dandini †	Cardinal-Priest of San Marcello	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Imola, Italy
	31.1	Confirmed	Johann von Haugwitz †	Bishop of Meißen (Meissen), Germany	Former Bishop-Elect
12 Nov	58.8	Died	Stephen Gardiner †	Bishop of Winchester, England, Great Britain
13 Nov		Born	Maximiliano de Austria †	Jaén	Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
1 Dec	55.7	Appointed	Reginald Pole †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Cosmedin	Cardinal, Archbishop of Canterbury, England, Great Britain
4 Dec		Resigned	Thomas Cranmer †	Archbishop of Canterbury, England, Great Britain	Archbishop Emeritus
5 Dec	41.9	Died	Wolfgang von Salm †	Bishop of Passau, Germany
11 Dec	31.8	Appointed	Charles de Guise de Lorraine †	Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Apollinare	Cardinal, Archbishop of Reims, France
	70.9	Appointed	Robert de Lénoncourt †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Cecilia	Cardinal, Archbishop of Arles, France
	55.7	Appointed	Reginald Pole †	Administrator of Canterbury, England, Great Britain	Cardinal, Archbishop
16 Dec		Appointed	François de Beaucaire de Péguillon †	Bishop of Metz, France	Bishop Emeritus
	73.9	Appointed	Jean Bertrand †	Bishop of (Saint-Bernard de) Comminges, France	Cardinal, Administrator of Sens, France
		Appointed	Marco Lauro, O.P. †	Bishop of Santorini {Thira}, Greece	Bishop of Satriano e Campagna, Italy
	70.9	Resigned	Robert de Lénoncourt †	Administrator of Metz, France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Arles, France
		Appointed	Alfonso de Sásamo, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Capri, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
18 Dec		Appointed	Fernando González de Bariodero †	Bishop of Nicaragua
20 Dec	40.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Gianantonio Capizucchi †	Cardinal, Bishop of Lodi, Italy
	63.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Diomede Carafa †	Cardinal, Bishop of Ariano, Italy
	52.9	Selected	Wolfgang von Closen †	Bishop of Passau, Germany
	36.9	Appointed	Carlo Grassi †	Cardinal, Bishop of Corneto (Tarquinia) e Montefiascone, Italy
	52.8	Elevated to Cardinal	Johann Gropper †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Lucia in Orphea
	69.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Juan Martínez Silíceo †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Toledo, Spain
	51.8	Elevated to Cardinal	Scipione Rebiba †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
	62.9	Appointed	Giovanni Bernardino Scotti, C.R. †	Archbishop of Trani, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Piacenza, Italy
	62.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Giovanni Bernardino Scotti, C.R. †	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Piacenza, Italy
	52.9	Appointed	Jean Suau †	Bishop of Mirepoix, France	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
	52.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Jean Suau †	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Mirepoix, France
27 Dec		Died	Onofrio Bartolini de’ Medici †	Archbishop of Pisa, Italy